Reviews

On Jun 11 Fabien Vauthey wrote: A nice book to discover HTML5 and the future of the web.
L'auteur, Mark Pilgrim ingénieur chez Google, ne se contente pas seulement de nous décrire la nouvelle sémantique HTML5 (<header>, <footer>, <video> and co…) ni l'utilisation avancée des canvas, geolocalisation local storage et microdata, il évoque tout au long du livre l'histoire qui a amené à l'élaboration de ces composants et finalement du HTML5, il illustre ses propos d'applications concrètes et de liens pour plus d'informations. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Apr 24 Dave Cross wrote: Book Review: HTML5: Up and Running
Mark Pilgrim has written a really useful introduction to the new technologies that are driving HTML5 adoption. If you're creating HTML for web sites then I recommend this book. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Apr 22 Amit Chakradeo wrote: Gets you up and running right away
HTML5: Up and Running is Mark Pilgrim's book on HTML5. The entire text of the book is also available at DiveintoHTML5.org. Just like the other books written by Mark (Dive into Python, Greasemonkey Hacks), this book will serve as a very comprehensive introduction to the topic. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Feb 6 Jervin Real wrote: Book Review: HTML5 – Up and Running
Catch up over the weekend on HTML5. HTML5 – Up and Running’s simple and short rundown on what’s new and valuable with the newest version of HTML is an essential for any frontend developer’s shelf. This book, with a little more compression can be a cheatsheet or even a pocket… Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Dec 21 Ricardo Banffy wrote: HTML5: Up and Running - A fun-to-read intro to HTML5
This is a well written, fun to read book on what is new in HTML 5, why it's important and how it came into existence. It introduces new tags, reminded me of some old and forgotten and, in general, improved the quality of the HTML I write Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Dec 15 Marius Ghita wrote: Good introduction with unexpected surprises
The book is able to deliver the promised material and will indeed help you get HTML5 up and running… if you are keen on accepting the challenge. Full Review  >

Rating: 3.0

On Dec 10 Gary Gragg wrote: A good intro to HTML5 Features
This book is well written and does a good job with what it is trying to do. This book brings up many of the new features that are added with HTML5 and gives enough details to get the reader started playing with the features. In some areas there is quite a lot of detail, but the reader will want to use examples and details on the web to augment the book when programming. Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Dec 10 Kenny Wong wrote: Great overview of HTML5's feature
In HTML5: Up and Running, Mark, the author, starts off by giving us a brief history on how HTML standard is formed. He then dives into, as the book title says, getting HTML5 feature up and running on your machine - From how to determine if an HTML5 exists in a browser, to demonstrate how to use the feature in a handful of simple and easy to understand example. Full Review  >

Rating: 3.0

On Dec 9 Tony Dunsworth wrote: HTML5: Up and Running by Mark Pilgrim
Mark Pilgrim, author and organizer of the website Dive Into HTML5 has also penned a book about the topic published by O’Reilly Press entitled HTML5: Up and Running. The book, as it is named is designed for web developers to give them a good jump start into HTML5 and all of the promising API’s and tricks which it promises. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Dec 3 Rajneesh Garg wrote: Good intro to core HTML5 features
Book starts with the history of HTML and then describes the details of the HTML5 specification for some of the more prominent features, and how you can use the new features to improve your website/webapps. Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Dec 3 Christopher Thomas wrote: My Review of HTML5: Up and Running
If you don't know about the new features available in HTML5, now's the time to find out. This book provides practical information about how and why the latest version of this markup language will significantly change the way you develop for the Web. Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Nov 29 Michael Kochendorfer wrote: Book Review: "HTML5: Up and Running"
"HTML5: Up and Running" gives a concise history of web standards that have led to the development of HTML5 which is the next generation web standard. The book then describes all of the details of the HTML5 specification, and how you can use the new features to improve your website. It discusses the following things is particular: detecting HTML5 features, canvas tag, video tag, geolocation, local storage, and new form elements. Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Nov 24 Horst Gutmann wrote: Nice introduction but far from complete
HTML5: Up and Running is a book presenting you some of the more prominent features of HTML5 including canvas, localStorage and the applicationCache. It sadly leaves out a whole range of other features like WebSockets and the data-attributes. Also the writing style reminds you often enough that this book was created out of the author's Dive Into HTML5 project ... Full Review  >

Rating: 3.0

On Nov 22 Vishal Biyani wrote: HTML5: Up and Running by Mark Pilgrim
Summary The book “HTML5: Up and running” By Mark Pilgrim is inspired from website http://diveintohtml5.org/ and is a wonderful start for someone who wants to get started and achieve proficiency with HTML5. Thoughts behind a design make user understand the design intent and code samples get your hand to work… Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Nov 20 Brian Bondy wrote: HTML5: Up and Running by Mark Pilgrim
If like me, the last time you read about HTML you read that XHTML was the future, and you are wondering what happened since then, this book is for you. Mark Pilgrim does a great job of showing you... Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Nov 17 Sasamka mone wrote: O'Reilly Book Reviews
  HTML5: Up and Running by Mark Pilgrim Summary:   This book gives a good introduction to HTML5, how it evolved and where it is heading with respect to adoption by different by various browsers available in the market. The author takes a humorous path in explaining how different the current… Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Nov 16 Tushar Joshi wrote: HTML5: Up and Running by Mark Pilgrim
HTML5 Up and Running by Mark Pilgrim is a concise explanation of the HTML5 specification and other specifications in the modern web ecosystem. Starting from an interesting description of the history and evolution of HTML, Mark takes us into the new world of HTML5 markup. This book is full… Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Nov 15 Beady Geraghty wrote: Review : HTML5: Up and Running by Mark Pilgrim
Summary This book is a guide to the new features in HTML5. It is suitable for anywho who is somewhat familiar with HTML. After reading chapter 2 and 3, readers will have a general idea about the new features in HTML5. Each subsequent chapter is devoted to explaining in detail… Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Nov 5 Anand Subramanian wrote: Comprehensive introduction to HTML5
HTML5: Up and Running is the book version of Mark Pilgrim’s comprehensive introduction to HTML5 at DiveIntoHTML5.org. Whether you buy the book or read it online, it’s the best introduction to the topic you’ll find. Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0

On Nov 3 Matthew Reinbold wrote: Mark Pilgrim’s HTML5: Up & Running
Die Bücher (German for "the books") is a semi-regular feature here on Vox Pop Design. We take a book, draw a warm bath, and settle in for some toe-wrinkling reading time. So was Mark Pilgrim's "HTML5: Up and Running" worth it or should we have gotten some aroma therapy candles… Full Review  >

Rating: 4.0

On Oct 21 William Springer wrote: HTML5: Up and Running
It might surprise you to know that every major browser, including Internet Explorer, currently supports some elements of HTML5. Unless you’re obsessed with web standards, though, you’ve probably been waiting on the HTML5 books to release before fully diving… Full Review  >

Rating: 5.0